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Zech Samayoa
Trenton Hernandez
8
Winner Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 33-16
4
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 36-16
Winner
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM
33-16
8
Final
4
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB
36-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cal State San Marcos CSUSM 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 8 9 2
Cal St. Monterey Bay CSUMB 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1

W: Clark, Jack (7-1) L: FLORES (4-3) S: Pernetti, Ben (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cougars Eliminate Top-Seeded No. 11 Otters, 8-4

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – In an elimination game at the CCAA Tournament, the Cal State San Marcos baseball team (33-16) knocked out top-seeded No. 11 Cal State Monterey Bay (36-16) with an 8-4 victory on Friday afternoon at Fiscalini Field on the campus of Cal State San Bernardino.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
Zech Samayoa – 1-for-4 | 4 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR | 1 BB
Jake Larson – 2-for-4 | 2 RBIs | 1 R | 1 HR
Michael Weber – 1-for-5 | 2 RBIs | 1 SB
Ben Pernetti – 3.0 IP | 3 K | 0 R | 2 H
Jacob Embleton – 2-for-5 | 1 R
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Otters went up 3-0 in the bottom of the third on a two-run shot to left by Jordan Hockett and a Cougar error that allowed Bobby Benavidez to score.
  • The Cougars cut the deficit to 3-2 in the top of the fourth with a two-run shot to left by Jake Larson.
  • Monterey Bay went up 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot to left by Conner Smith.
  • With the bases juiced and no outs in the top of the fifth, CSUSM took its first lead of the tournament at 6-4 on a grand slam by Zech Samayoa – his 20th homer of the season.
  • The Cougars added some insurance runs in the top of the seventh with a two-run single by Michael Weber to go up 8-4.
  • In the bottom of the seventh, Ben Pernetti took over in relief of starter Jack Clark and allowed just two hits while striking out three in the final 3.0 innings to earn the save and put the Otters away.
 
QUICK HITS
  • CSUSM starter Jack Clark (7-1) earned the win after striking out two while allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks in 6.0 innings.
  • CSUMB starter Daniel Flores (4-3) took the loss after allowing six earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five in 4.1 innings.
  • Pernetti earned his second save of the season.
  • Samayoa's grand slam was his team-leading third of the season and the team's sixth. He also notched his team-best 21st multi-RBI game.
  • Christopher Tampoya extended his reached-base streak to 23 games, setting a new season high for the Cougars.
  • This was CSUSM's first postseason win as an NCAA Division II program (2016-present).
  • Of the Cougars' 13 wins against ranked opponents since 2022, 10 have come against the Otters.
  • CSUSM broke up CSUMB's streak of three consecutive CCAA Tournament Championships.

 

UP NEXT
CSUSM will play third-seeded Cal Poly Pomona or fifth-seeded Cal State San Bernardino in another elimination game tonight at 7 p.m.
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